Corcovado Mountain (Rio de Janeiro)

Brazil / Rio de Janeiro / Rio de Janeiro
 mountain, tourism
Corcovado, meaning "hunchback" in Portuguese, is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The 710-meter (2,330 ft) granite peak is located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park. Corcovado hill lies just west of the city center but is wholly within the city limits and visible from great distances. It is known worldwide for the 38-meter (125 ft) statue of Jesus atop its peak, entitled Cristo Redentor or "Christ the Redeemer".
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corcovado
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Coordinates:   22°57'5"S   43°12'36"W

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  • Vietnam Airlines crews visited here in june 2007
  • Vietnam Airlines crews visited here in may 2007
  • . According to www.volksnav.com/RioDeJaneiro, this is the pole of a natural urban orientation system. The system allows to define logical position codes which will substitute postal codes, in harmony with the cartography, navigation devices and codes for crossing, stop points, bridges etc. .